Official spokesman of United Nations Martin Nasericka announced that UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon planned to call convening international conference "Geneva 2" mid-November next year, regardless of the remaining little time to get approval of the opposition and the Syrian government on it.

Nasericka said during a news conference on Monday, 7 October that "the Secretary-General still believe that the conference will be held mid-November, and this is a solid decision, even though it's not easy make the different parties sit around negotiating table.

He stressed that Ban Ki-moon will continue his efforts to hold the conference at this date.